Membership is by invitation only.
Link: INTRA-net
IDS-Research is a right-brained creation and documentation
design studio. I began business in April 1985 as a think-tank
with in-house projects focusing on simplicity in design
solutions with family and community needs in mind.
IDS-Research itself is as much a project as any project
within IDS-Research. The following is a brief description
of our "Interactive Design Studio" :
- Think Tank
- Design Nursery
- Brainstorming Web Network
IDS-R specialize in projects that are outside the mainstream
of traditional R&D. This way it does not directly compete
with large corporate R&D [research + development]
firms.
IDS-Research specializes in those areas that
we view to be the essential core of society .... transportation,
communications, education, power production, water purification,
housing, food production and personal protection. IDS-R
also does some additional design work in lower priority
areas such as pure-science, telescopes, toys, clothing,
sports equipment, furniture and such things that simply
emerge as it do the primary work.
IDS-Research started with a goal of "simplifying
technology", .... redesigning technologies to be
cleaner, simpler, easier to maintain and less-polluting.
Because IDS-R's focus on low-maintenance, it uses the following
guidelines for our design solutions :
- fewest parts
- simple to operate and maintain
- modular construction
- 100% recyclable [with high residual value]
note: Notes are kept in digital format but are
structured to mimic this paper format.
- Thoughts are divided into categories.
- An accordian file is made out of 12 envelopes with
the flaps cut off.
- An 8.5x11 sheet of paper is cut into forths to form
3-inch stip-notes.
- One thought is written per strip-note.
- The strip-notes are then placed into their envelopes.
- Writing the notes places the problem in the subconsious.
- The subconsious has no sense of time or order, so
notes emerge from the mind in a random fashion.
- Pieces may emerge days, weeks or even months later.
note: That is why notes are kept in a modular
fashion rather than in a linear notebook fashion so
common in the old-style lab method.
- Spaces between thoughts fill themselves in over
time as ideas develop.
- Notes are occasionally merged and tossed in a distilling
process.
- Note writing takes place on a different day than
note critiquing.
- Writing is more right-brained while critiquing is
more left-brained so these functions are kept well
apart.
- Eventually thoughts become complete ideas and are
then transformed into a linear documention.
- The documentation process exposes any holes which
are then plugged or question-notes are filed to create
plugs later.
- The document is then shared for a group critique.
- Outside experts are then brought in to help fill
in any remaining holes.
- Associates are brought in as needed on a per-project
basis. They are provided both annonymity and a piece
of the pie. As a result, IDS-R gains easier access to
better talent.
- When all details are filled in and anticipated questions
are addressed the document becomes ready for "prime-time".
The more Web centered IDS is, the less face-to-face and
the more mind-to-mind the process becomes. Associates have
independence within this flexible association. This flexible
association makes sharing and brainstorming more natural.
It also allows people to remain annonymous. Privacy has
become a cornerstone of our associate relationships.
We accept project requests. Simply email me and describe
the project that you would like us to tackle.
Link: (see "contact" discussion under "IDS-Consulting")
Link: INVEST
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